Vestas 11th Hour Racing[1] was a Volvo Ocean 65 class yacht team competing in the 2017–2018 Volvo Ocean Race. It was named after 11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation[2] and its then title sponsors: a wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S. After the COVID-19 pandemic disruption the team changed yacht class to IMOCA 60 and no longer had Vestas as a sponsor. It now competes in the 2023 The Ocean Race as 11th Hour Racing.
.jpg) Vestas 11th Hour Racing in June 2018 | |
| Class | Volvo Ocean 65 |
|---|---|
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Charlie Enright |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 65 feet |
The team finished fifth in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race and in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, when she was known as Team Alvimedica and skippered by Charlie Enright.[3]
Between the two races, Vestas 11th Hour Racing was extensively refitted along with the other Volvo Ocean 65's.[4][5]
2017-2018 Volvo Ocean Race
edit- Charlie Enright (skipper)
- Simon Fisher
- Mark Towill (Team director)
- Damian Foxall
- Nick Dana
- Tom Johnson
- Tony Mutter
- Stacey Jackson
- Hannah Diamond
- Roberto Bermúdez de Castro Muñoz[6]
- Jena Hansen
2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race
edit- Charlie Enright (skipper & team co-founder)[7]
- Mark Towill (team co-founder)
- Will Oxley (Navigator)
- Alberto Bolzan
- Nick Dana
- Ryan Houston
- Dave Swete
- Amory Ross (On-Board Reporter)
- Sébastien Marsset / Stu Bannatyne[8]
References
edit- ^ "11th Hour Racing".
- ^ "About Us". 11th Hour Racing.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Meet the teams". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "In It to Win It! Vestas 11th Hour Racing's Charlie Enright & Mark Towill on the Volvo Ocean Race".
- ^ "Charlie Enright: The Grizzled Kid >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Leg 2 crew lists - veteran faces return - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-04.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Team Alvimedica - Volvo Ocean Race". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Race, Volvo Ocean. "Stu Bannatyne". Volvo Ocean Race. Retrieved 31 July 2017.